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The Milanese class '81, who retired almost 10 years ago and an excellent technician, began his adventure in commentary with the Cortina World Championships. And in a few days he impressed with the mastery and quality of his contribution on a technical level.
Wednesday 17 February 2021 4 minutes reading time
Everyone really liked it, insiders and spectators from home, with his spontaneous approach and at the same time with an excellent property of language, in addition to the experience of a former high-level athlete transformed into commentary quality. technical.
We are talking about Alberto Schieppati, absolute debut at the microphone for Rai Sport, on the occasion of the world championships in Cortina. The former Italian giant, born in Milan '81, was chosen by the group led by Alda Angrisani, team leader of the State TV as regards the management of alpine skiing, almost in a hurry after what happened at the end of January with the positivity to Covid of Max Blardone, technical commentator alongside the commentator Davide Labate for the men's competitions for two seasons now, as well as Paolo De Chiesa, the prince columnist of Rai Sport, was also forced home for the whole world championship review for many years.
And so, after bringing Giulio Bosca (another gigantist ...) alongside Labate for the cup races in Garmisch, to then use him in the pre and post-race studies with the host Sabrina Gandolfi, Schieppati's choice came to a few days after the start of Cortina 2021.
And we would like to say that this time Rai has done bingo: from second voice for all the men's races of the World Cup, to the role of commentator in the evening studies with Luca Di Bella during "Cortina Live", passing through the reconnaissance on the track , Schieppati convinced in a few days.
Fulminating as at the start of his career as an athlete, he who was considered one of the greatest talents of the Italian giant in the new millennium, stopped by a thousand physical problems: at 22 the first and only podium in the World Cup, second in February 2004 on the "Glass" of the Podkoren of Kranjska Gora, then also competing at the 2006 Turin Olympics (15th) and above all one step away from the world medal in Are 2007 (he had already been eighth at Sankt Moritz 2003), when he finished 5th just at shoulders of Ted Ligety and 16 cents from Didier Cuche's bronze.
Then a national instructor already a couple of years after his retirement, which took place in 2011, and following the young people of the Courmayeur Ski Club, he who grew up in the Aosta Valley starting from the outskirts of Milan.
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